According to the Daily News, State Senator Daniel Squadron has been assured the Senate will take up his version of the mayoral control bill, possibly as early as tomorrow. Squadron is the Senate sponsor of the legislation already passed...
The New York Post reports State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has "quietly" endorsed fellow Democrat Bill Thompson for Mayor. The Post speculates Silver is keeping his support low profile to "lesson any lingering bitterness" with Mike Bloomberg. Silver and...
After a bizarre month in Albany, the New York State Senate is back in business. Here's how the Times reports the end of the stalemate this morning: "Senate leaders, sounding by turns apologetic, fatigued and
self-congratulatory, started Thursday night to...
Members of the esteemed New York State Senate are finally having their pay withheld today. Meanwhile, Governor Paterson goes on TV tonight to address the stalemate in Albany. The Albany Times Union reports he may move to appoint a...
Mayor Bloomberg has ordered a hiring freeze, as the stalemate in Albany drags on. NYC will lose $60 million by the end of July as a result of the inaction in the State Senate. A new IPhone app helps...
A NYPD cruiser pursuing a white Cadillac jumped the curb on Avenue D and 5th Street yesterday afternoon, injuring 9 people. Five pedestrians (including a baby) and the driver and a passenger in the Cadillac were taken to Bellevue...
A State Supreme Court judge rules Senate Democrats and Republicans must meet together in the same room-- just like actual adults. The Civic Center Residents Coalition will endorse Bill Thompson for mayor today. Summer in the city: an interesting...
State politicians are warning that chaos will ensue in New York City's schools if the paralyzed Senate does not act to extend mayoral control by tomorrow night. On Friday, police arrested two teens in connection with anti-Semitic acts on...
The governor threatens to dock the pay of state senators and send state troopers after them if they don't show up in the chamber. The latest nonsense from Albany here. An analysis by Gotham Gazette shows, in future years, ...
Despite calls for a freeze, the Rent Guidelines Board voted last night to increase rents 3-6 percent throughout the city, beginning in October. The board oversees about a million rent stabilized apartments in New York. Curbed notes the Landmark...
